Brian Bacchus

It all began for Brian Miesner aka Brian Bacchus in 1999 at 18 years old. Stationed in Monterey, CA with the US Air Force, his roommate talked about heading up to San Francisco to see this guy named "Sasha." After that fateful night, standing near the dance floor just taking it all in, there was no going back. Fast forward 6 months, and dozens of records later, Brian began his DJ career at a small lounge in San Francisco.

Things began to progress very quickly. Stationed an hour north of London in 1999-2001, Brian began playing sets all over London, East Anglia, and the Midlands of Britain under the moniker "Bacchus." This culminated with a bi-weekly residence at Norwich's "Time," a venue holding about 1500 people. His sets started to straddle the line between trance and progressive house with more strictly house sounds beginning to emerge. He found his footing in building sets that progressed through many shades and feelings of what EDM had to offer.

Moving with the Air Force in 2001, Brian further honed his house music skills with sets at Omaha's now-fabled Bar 415. Playing alongside great Omaha DJs like Myth, Kennedy, and Glen Okata 415 became Omaha's premier dance music venue. At over 9 years running, the legacy of 415 continues today!

In early 2004 Brian finished his enlistment with the Air Force and moved to Las Vegas. Sets at Las Vegas' long-standing Thursday night attraction SoulKitchen (organized and promoted by Edgar Reyes) solidified his arrival. Over the next 5 years he would play guest sets at some of Las Vegas' most elite venues to include ICE as featured on the reality show "The Club."

Working in banking during the 2008 financial crisis pulled Brian away from playing publicly. The desire to DJ and share music with others only grew stronger during this inactivity. Now returned to Saint Louis, MO Brian Bacchus returns to the decks with more determination than ever before!

(76:28 mins)

Added on: 29.03.2020

One of the things that's kept me away from continuing to make shows is a lack of time to do so. Given the global pandemic, well, we all have a lot more time at home now. This mix definitely doesn't hold back on the emotional start, but hopefully it helps you work through some of things weighing you down, it certainly did for me.

Please pardon a couple of the strange transitions, this is the first time I've mixed a full set in about 9 months!

(99:53 mins)

Added on: 14.03.2019

Another incredible year from music, even as I scaled back immensely from weekly and monthly releases. While I enjoyed the break, I am eager to get back at putting out Summit Sessions monthly. For those always waiting to get the next mix, I apologize for the light amount of work this year!

This mix encapsulates a lot more of the moody sounds I was feeling this year, both on the show and at the clubs. Enjoy!

(110:03 mins)

Added on: 03.01.2019

This set is mostly a retrospective. Last month I played Upstairs Lounge in St. Louis where this was recorded. Upstairs is locally notorious as a place to arrive late, and this was 10PM, so I intentionally picked out tracks that I really really wanted to hear on a big system. This mix isn't entirely dancefloor ready, but that was by design. I really enjoyed mixing it, I hope you enjoy listening to it!

(62:09 mins)

Added on: 22.10.2018

My apologies for not doing a June or July mix, unfortunately other things in life had to take a priority at the time. However, I'm back with this latest offering! Thanks again to everyone tuning in, I hope you've all had a great last few months!

(74:39 mins)

Added on: 16.03.2018

Hello again and thank you all very much for your patience! After 5 years of putting out a weekly show it was absolutely wonderful to take a month off! But now, it's back! As mentioned previously, the show will be monthly now. I'll try to get subsequent episodes out around the 15th each month. Thanks again for listening!

Where Does Your Mind Go (Tom Middleton Mix) by Beardyman
Under the Wire by Oliver Smith
Kaivalya (Fretwell Remix) by Elfsong, Aeron Aether
Move On (Emenai Remix) by Mindset
To Fly Down by Juan Deminicis
Sea Zone (Club Edit) by Rufus K
Embliss (The Visionaires Remix) by John Steel
Octagon by Ben Preston
Amarok by Denzal Park
Freak by Voice of Reason
Profound by Following Light
Caliban's Dream by Underworld
Two Months Off by Underworld

(120:59 mins)

Added on: 11.06.2017

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(124:40 mins)

Added on: 07.06.2017

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(120:07 mins)

Added on: 01.06.2017

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(123:55 mins)

Added on: 10.05.2017

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to donate.